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NEW YORK (Dec. 13, 2018) – The USMMA men's basketball team traveled into Manhattan to Yeshiva University on Thursday night for a Skyline Conference tilt against the reigning league champion Maccabees. The host Macs used a strong second half performance to come out on top with a 79-58 victory. The defeat drops the Mariners' record to 1-7 (0-5 Skyline), while Yeshiva improves to 7-5 (7-2 Skyline) with the win.

The Macs raced out to a 13-5 lead seven minutes into the game, and held the Mariners at arm's length most of the first until Merchant Marine fought all the way back to within one point, 28-27, with just 4:32 to go in the half. Yeshiva hit back-to-back threes in less than a minute to go back ahead by seven, 34-27, at 3:48. The Mariners came within two late, 34-32, at 1:25, but a 5-2 run to finish the half by the Maccabees put the hosts ahead 39-34 into the break.

YU came out strong to start the second half, scoring the first 12 points to take a 51-34 lead at 13:17 and the Macs' advantage did not fall below double digits the rest of the way.

Leading the way for Yeshiva was freshman Ryan Turell, who drained 31 points on 12-for-17 shooting. Two other Maccabees scored in double-digits, as junior Gabriel Leifer recorded a double-double, as he had 15 points and tied Washington for the game-high with 13 rebounds, and classmate Simcha Halpert registered 11 points. The Macs shot 54.2-percent from the field on the night (32-for-59).

The Mariners will close out the 2018 portion of the schedule on Tuesday night, Dec. 18, with a non-conference contest at the College of New Rochelle. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Blue Angles' Wellness Center. Live stats and a live video feed of the game will be available with links on the USMMA Men's Basketball Schedule Page.

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